Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-11
Prize. Fight ut Fraakford.

A prize eight took place early on Sun
: day morning near O'Brien's old circus
headquarters in Frankford, between
Nolan, of Port Richmond, and Jack
Baldwin, OF Canada. Nolan Ii % years
old, and weighed 12G pounds. Baldwin
Is ~ years old and weighed 13l pounds.
Tom Reddy was Nolan's second, and
Frank Williams looked out for Baldwin.
Tom Kelly, of the Fourth ward, was the
referee. There were about thirty persons
present. The men fought for purse OF
800. Time was called at ten minutes
after o'clock. The betting was $40 to
l$8 on Nolan. In the first round Nolan
led the fighting. He planted his left in
Bhldwin's ribs Baldwin followed this
| up by hitting Nolan In the nose. Nolan
| got mad and drove Baldwin to the ropes.
when time was called. Baldwin started
out In the second round by making q
rush at Nolan. He struck him on the
| nose, and the blood spurted In all direc
| tons. Nolan was stunned for moment
When he recovered be made rusb a'
Baldwin and gave him a right-handei
that sent him to grass.
| A clever upper-cu by Nolan caugh'
Baldwin square under the jaw In thu
third round and sent him clear into hi
| corner, where the Canadian lay for about
IeIght seconds with his eyes closed. Wher
be got up he was very groggy. Nolan
Istarted In to finish him. but Baldwin
fooled him badly. Baldwin hit Nolan
smash In the nose that caused more bloot
tp flow. Both men were covered wilt
blood from their heads to their belts. The
fourth round was series of clinches aud
Referee Kelly bad to separate the men
humber of times. In doing SO his clothe'
were all stained with blood. Baldwin
objective point was Nolan's nose.
In the fifth round he planted another
blow ON Nolsn's nose and blood streameG
again. Nolan's friends were alarmed q
his loes of blood and they yelled at hin
TO 20 In and kill the Canadian. He hi
Baldwin on the face with his four righ
knuckles, cutting the Canadians cheek
Nolan followed this up in the sixth rount
Iby hitting Baldwin ON the nose and will
his left he hit Baldwin square In th'
mouth, sending him to his knees.
Nolan made rush In the seventh
round, but was stopped, and Baldwin
|gave him an upper swing under the jaw
THAT sent him to the ropes. Nolan wa
iup III ilffy and got In telling blow OF
IBaldwin't ribs and Nolan's friends shout
LEU tucubtiNcB uUdIbc WulIc DhitWih hCUi
led over. Baldwin was very weak whel
he toed the scratch for the eighth round
Before he knew what was going to hap
Ipen Nolen hit him q smasher on the necl
near the jugular and Baldwin staggered
around followed by Nolan, who was als'
livery weak. 1t was plain to be seen ii
1.-THE ninth round that Baldwin was whip
Ided. Nolen went to work by hammerinl
baldwin in the left eye and closing tina
Iorgan up. Then he hit him ON the nos
land wound up the round by smashing
him IN the jaw. Baldwin failed to scor
once in this round. Nolan had every
Thing his own way In the tenth round AM
knocked Baldwin down as fast as he 90
jup.
In the eleventh and last round, Bald
win came up SO weak he could hardl
hold up his hands. Both men wer
lfrightfully disfgured. Nolan, with
|swinging blow from his right, hit Bald
win square between the eyes, knocking
him unconscious. He did not come t
time when time was called and Refere
Kelly gave the purse to Nolan. The me
were put In wagon and taken to Por
Richmond and put to bed about noon
The police got wind of the fight, but NO
until 1t was too late to make any car
Itures.